KHWAJA YUSUF HAMADANI: DISTINGUISHED MUTASAWWIF AMONG SUNNI (Khwaja Yusuf Hamadani: Mutasawif Tersohor dalam Kalangan Ahli Sunnah)

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ABSTRACT

The Sufi scholar Khwaja Yusuf Hamadani has been largely overlooked by researchers with his life and teachings yet to be subject to in-depth study. Khwaja Yusuf Hamadani studied alongside the prominent and largely celebrated Imam Abu Hamid al-Ghazali with both being taught and receiving their ijazah (licence to teach) by one and the same Murshid. This alone constitutes an undeniable testimony of Khwaja Hamadani’s stature among Sufis. Al-Ghazali differs from Hamadani in that his publications were widely celebrated throughout the Muslim world, whereas Hamadani dedicated most of his lead to teaching his murids, among who are the prominent Ahmad Yasawi and Abdulkhaliq Ghijduwani, who proved influential guides within the Sufi world. One of the most significant contributions of Hamadani in the history of Sufism was his guidance of the founders of the Khwajagan-Naqshbandiyya and Yasawiyya tariqas, which were founded in Central Asia and have since spread throughout the world. This study seeks offers detailed descriptions of Khwaja Yusuf Hamadani in several aspects from which it is hoped that this vibrant personality will become better known outside of Sufi circles.

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Khawaja Yusuf Hamadani ialah seorang ulama sufi, yang mana kehidupan dan pengajian beliau belum pernah dikaji secara mendalam sebelum ini. Beliau pernah menjalani pengajian dan dianugerahkan ijazah oleh Mursyid yang sama mengajar Imam Abu Hamid Ghazali, yang cukup terkenal dan mempunyai pengaruh besar di dalam bidang Sufi. Ghazali cukup terkenal di dalam bidang sufi kerana hasil karya dan terbitan beliau, di mana beliau meletakkan dirinya berbeza dari Hamadani yang kebanyakan masanya ditumpukan untuk mengajar para muridnya. Sebagai contoh, Ahmad Yasawi dan Abdul Khaliq Ghijduwani adalah antara murid Hamadani yang terkenal. Mereka memberi tunjuk ajar serta ilmu pengetahuan mengenai bidang sufi melalui pengajian dan ilmu yang diturunkan oleh Yusuf Hamadani. Salah satu daripada sumbangan Hamadani yang paling utama di dalam bidang dan sejarah Sufi ialah, beliau membimbing pengasas kepada Khwajagan-Naqshabandiya dengan Yasawiya tariqa-tariqa yang telah diasaskan di Asia Tengah dan telah berkembang ke serata pelosok dunia. Antara matlamat kajian ini adalah untuk menyediakan dan membekalkan maklumat berkenaan Khwaja Yusuf Hamadani berkaitan segala aspek kehidupan beliau secara terperinci. Usaha ini diharap dapat membantu menempatkan nama beliau serta dikenali di dalam bidang dan dunia sufi.